Cratonic reactivation and orogeny: An example from the northern margin of the North China Craton

Gondwana Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 1203-1222

  Wang, Yu ^a   Zhou, Liyun ^b   Zhao, Lijun ^c  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^c TIANJIN INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

Ductile shear; North China Craton; Subsequent orogeny; U Pb SHRIMP geochronology

Indexed keywords

CRATON; DELAMINATION; EXHUMATION; MAGMATISM; MESOZOIC; OROGENIC BELT; OROGENY; PALEOZOIC; PROTOLITH; SHEAR ZONE; UPLIFT;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 84883786514     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2013.02.011     Document Type: Article

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